Celtic were on song against Caley Thistle but lost their focus in the closing stages

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WHAT WILL BE THE RESULT OF CELTIC vs MALMO ON WEDNESDAY?

KEITH: Any scoreline that ends in a nil will be a good first leg result as a clean sheet would go a long way to seeing Celtic through this tie. But Ronny Deila's defence continues to cause concern and the Swedes are likely to trouble it. It's going to be a fraught affair. Fingers crossed for a 2-1 Celtic win.

ANTHONY: Celtic have to build a two goal lead at least or more to take to Sweden for the return leg and a clean sheet at Parkhead is crucial. Anything less and their Champions League fate will rest in the lap of the gods. It's also high time those Swedish upstarts Malmo were put to the sword by a Scottish club having claimed the scalps of Rangers and Hibs in recent seasons in Europe.

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Will Celtic win the opening leg of their Champions League play-off against Malmo?

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CRAIG: Celtic can't win their place in the group stages on Wednesday night, but they could lose it. As long as they don't lose the game, they'll still be in with a strong shout and they won't lose. They'll win 2-0.

GARY: It's squeaky bum time and Malmo are a cut above Stjarnan and Qarabag, but Celtic have shown enough defensive discipline in the qualifiers to keep their third clean sheet at home. It's not yet sparking in the final third, but they will score to take a 1-0 win to Sweden.

Osman Sow is congratulated by team mate Callum Paterson after opening the scoring for Hearts at the weekend (Image: SNS Group)

CAN HEARTS SUSTAIN A TITLE CHALLENGE OR EVEN OVERTAKE ABERDEEN AS BEST OF THE REST AFTER OPENING WITH FOUR WINS?

KEITH: Hands up, I wasn't entirely convinced Hearts would hit the ground running in the top flight after romping through the Championship last season. But they haven't missed a single stride. Still not sure they'll go the distance with Aberdeen and Celtic but a third place finish already looks likely.

ANTHONY: Hearts are riding the crest of a wave and ironically a season in the Championship could well be the best thing that has happened to them as they have developed a winning mentality. However key to this is the man at the helm and Robbie Neilson has taken to football management like a duck to water and is proving himself to be one of Scottish football's shrewdest managerial operators and good luck to him.

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Will Hearts finish second in the Scottish Premiership this season?

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CRAIG: Hearts are doing great, but they can't sustain this pace at the top of the table and they won't get the better of Aberdeen over 38 games. Third place should be the realistic aim and that would represent a brilliant return to the top flight.

GARY: Robbie Neilson isn't just one of the best young coaches in our game, he's also one of the shrewdest. His downbeat public assessment of his team's chances will be in stark contrast to his talk in the dressing room. A long term challenge might be beyond them this season, but they'll be battling for top three.

WERE THE DUNDEE UNITED FANS WHO CHANTED AGAINST JACKIE McNAMARA RIGHT?

KEITH: McNamara is an impressive young manager but United's form since the turn of the year has been anything but. Four wins in 22? No wonder the fans have had enough.

ANTHONY: No they are not. However with just four wins in their last 22 matches the fans patience is wearing thin. The Tangerines supporters are right to voice their opinion but sacking their manager is not the answer. United have the nucleus of some good young talent at Tannadice. However Jackie McNamara has to be given some of the cash raked in from the sales of Stuart Armstrong, GMS and Nadir Ciftci to bring in the necessary experience to guide the youngsters along - the likes of Darko Bodul just won't cut it.

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Where the Dundee United fans wrong to call for Jackie McNamara's sacking at the weekend?

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CRAIG: Young teams are always inconsistent teams. That's what young players do. Win at Fir Park, draw a Derby and then get crunched by Accies. It's typical of a youthful line-up. But that's not a bad week's work. Given they outplayed Aberdeen is spells in the opener, the bigger picture looks, but Jackie doesn't need told results like New Douglas Park are unacceptable.

GARY: They paid almost £30 to watch their team, so they're entitled to their tuppenceworth. McNamara was hung out to dry by chairman Steven Thompson last season. The manner of their Hamilton defeat and suspension of coach Stevie Campbell suggests all is not well behind the scenes.

KEITH: It's too early to say. But Kris Boyd is now up and running having bagged his first goal of the season form the bench and that could be significant. If the old Boyd is back in business then Kilmarnock should be alright.

ANTHONY: Two draws doth not a season make. However Kilmarnock have come from behind twice and Gary Locke's side have shown that they have a bit of fight and resilience about them at least. Rather like St Johnstone, Partick and Inverness the Ayrshire men are still searching for their first victory of the season which is not ideal but Kris Boyd is now up and running and that can only be a good thing for the Rugby Park men.

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Have Killie turned a corner?

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CRAIG: Having tipped Killie to push for the top-six, now is not the time to desert them. Rory McKenzie, Kris Boyd, Kallum Higginbotham and Josh Magennis have the firepower to push them up the table.

GARY: Was there ever a corner to turn? Gary Locke made some widespread changes over the summer and it was always going to take time for Killie to settle. They'll win as many as they lose and challenge for a top six spot.